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Thursday, August 16, 2007

With U.S. Help New Jersey Plots New Attack On Crime Guns

Source: Crime and Justice News, August 16, 2007."An agreement between federal and state officials will allow the New Jersey State Police to trace the origin of every gun recovered from a crime scene in the state, boosting efforts to combat illegal weapons trafficking, says the Newark Star-Ledger. The agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is the first of its kind in the nation, giving troopers direct access to gun-purchase records so they can look for patterns in the flow of weapons to New Jersey's streets."Newark Star-Ledger